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Vestas Sailrocket 3 - The journey beckons

by Paul Larsen on 10 Jul 2014
Vestas Sailrocket 2 Helena Darvelid/VestasSailrocket http://www.sailrocket.com/
Paul Larsen updates us on the progress being made in the Vestas Sailrocket 3 journey.

Well it has been a while but I think the news story (on the front page) shows that we haven't been idle. I have held back on saying anything publicly though as I like to be pretty sure of what I'm talking about before saying anything. There comes a point, as with Sailrocket 2, where a good concept just keeps shining through the scepticism (often your own) and can't be held back.

If you liked what the project achieved last time, you won't be disappointed by where we are aiming now.

The concepts upon which Sailrocket 3 will be based already have a lot of credibility. The numbers are good. The real challenge now is to put together the resources and project where once again we can turn these numbers into reality.

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